Hello guys. Today I’ll tell you about our trip last weekend to Kosovo, a village in the Rhodopi mountains around 1 hour away from Plovdiv. Around 20 years ago they got the place and during the years they repaired and renovated the already existing building using natural materials. Varvara is an architect by education, but … Read more
This week at the office was kind of technical —Philip was ready with a new data system update that he’s been setting up. It’s a real step up. Makes downloading files a breeze and, better yet, I can now stream videos straight from the platform. This is super handy since I can catch up on … Read more
Тази седмица имах прекрасна възможност да поговора с един прекрасен човек, който е един от пионерите в България на тема строителство с естесвени материали. Тук може да прочетете нашия разговор които е значим расказ за модерната история на строителството с естествени материали в България, като и за неговата дейност в тази сфера. Това е първата … Read more
Hello dear ones, With the autumn being full in seasons-beautiful colorful nature and the sunny but colder days, Halloween, new moon and what not… I still have two weeks of volunteering. Wow, I have many mixed feelings, sad for it ending but happy for the new beginning and the change of energy. Don’t mind me … Read more
Hi all! I’m writing from Tutrakan, located in northwest Bulgaria at the Danube River. I am here to participate in a volunteer camp to restore and build platforms for the Pelican colonies that nest here. I am sent from GSV to help out another Bulgarian NGO that focuses on nature conservation for birds – BSPB … Read more
Hello dear ones, As I already mentioned last week, I have been working and finishing up with the instructions on the games I created during this project. As a featured image for this blog, I put the front pages of both the Domino and the Pexeso game. It was a mini project that I had … Read more
This past week I’ve been mostly going through the videos from the Estonian PDC. I’m watching through the footage and trying to select which parts could be used later on when creating a video about the whole course. It’s a bit as if I was there except for when they have some more practical or … Read more
Hello dear ones, This week I have been finishing with the subtitles of the short movie for the Scotswood LAND center. I am posting it below with English and Bulgarian subtitles. It is amazing what they have done with this project. It shows how dedication and the support from the government and the community … Read more
Hello, my name is Alex, I am 25 (as of yesterday!). Since the beginning of October, I have started my volunteering at Green School Village. My first days were spent in the company of Misha, Filip, and the wonderful white kittens in the office in Sofia. The mood was being kept by music from the … Read more
Hello dear ones, As the autumn slowly comes knocking on our door, I can also see the slowing down of nature reflect in our lives. That being said, it has been a quiet week in the office of the GSV volunteers. I had the lovely chance to spend more time with our new fellow volunteer … Read more